- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5389 CRL.P No. 16434 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16434 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SREERAG K. D. S/O. K. D. DEVADAS AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT KANADI HOUSE NEAR DEVA THEATER PERINGOTTUKARA VILLAGE KIZAKKUMMURI POST THRISSUR DISTRICT KERALA STATE-680 571. 2. SWAMINATHAN K.U. S/O. LATE UNNIKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT KANADI HOUSE NEAR DEVA THEATER PERINGOTTUKARA VILLAGE KIZAKKUMMURI POST THRISSUR DISTRICT KERALA STATE-680 571. 3. K. D. DEVADAS. S/O. LATE DAMODHARAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT KANADI HOUSE NEAR DEVA THEATER PERINGOTTUKARA VILLAGE KIZAKKUMMURI POST THRISSUR DISTRICT KERALA STATE-680 571. Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5389 CRL.P No. 16434 of 2025 4. K. D. VENUGOPAL S/O. LATE DAMODHARAN AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT KANADI HOUSE NEAR DEVA THEATER PERINGOTTUKARA VILLAGE KIZAKKUMMURI POST THRISSUR DISTRICT KERALA STATE-680 571. 5. RAJATHA W/O. SWAMINATHAN AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT KANADI HOUSE NEAR DEVA THEATER PERINGOTTUKARA VILLAGE KIZAKKUMMURI POST THRISSUR DISTRICT KERALA STATE-680 571. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S. G. RAJENDRA REDDY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY BELLANDURU POLICE BENGALURU, REPTD. BY S.P.P. HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU- 560 001. 2. UNNIMAYA D/O. UNNI DAMODARAN AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT KANADI HOUSE PERINGOTTUKARA KIZHAKKUMMURI THRISSUR DISTRICT KERALA - 680 571. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNNS 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:5389 CRL.P No. 16434 of 2025 NO.0366/2025 OF BELLANDURU POLICE STATION, REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 308(2), 351(1), 351(4), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 46, 62, 61, 248 AND 318 OF BHARTIYA NYAYA SANHITA (BNS) 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 41ST ACJM COURT, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has brought to the notice of this Court that the Investigating Officer has laid charge sheet and therefore, the captioned petition is rendered infructuous. Submission of the learned counsel is taken on record. Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to challenge the charge sheet. SD/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE CA